Launching iTerm2 opens a non-hotkey window automatically

Good afternoon,

I’m a little stumped. Despite setting up a hotkey window and setting the ‘Window restoration policy’ to ‘Only Restore Hotkey Window’ iTerm frequently (but curiously not always) launches with a window of the default profile.

I’m currently using iTerm 3.5.10.

I’ve tried completely resetting my iTerm preferences by deleting the plist file and doing nothing but setting up a Hotkey Window and changing the ‘Window restoration policy’, but the default profile appears in this case too.

Assistance would be appreciated.